Tuesday, 3 June 2014
This month, the masters of disguise: I find out about an animal
that can mimic two different species, for two entirely different reasons. I learn
about a colourful bird from New Zealand called the Hihi, who’s very good at eating its requisite
7 portions of fruit and veg a day. And in the Scientific Spark, I hear from
Neil Metcalfe, Professor of Behavioural Ecology at the University of Glasgow, about
what made him interested in research and how he came to study for a PhD on
seabird ecology.
Download the MP3
Male Hihi. Image courtesy of Matt Gribble ZSL
http://www.zsl.org/conservation/regions/oceania/hihi-conservation-in-new-zealand
Quicklinks:
Thanh Lan's paper on cuckoo-hawk mimicry
Hihi conservation webpage
Neil Metacalfe's webpage
